Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Many middle-aged women suffer uncomfortable 'hot flashes and night sweats'. These sudden rises in body temperature have been blamed on the menopause - but researchers now reckon the problem has more to do with insomnia. They're not sure if the flashes cause the insomnia, or it's the lack of sleep that causes the flashes, but either way there seems to be more of an association between the two than with the menopause. The researchers interviewed 3,243 women in California whose ages ranged from 35 to 65 years. The vast majority - nearly 60 per cent - hadn't reached menopause, just 22 per cent were going through the menopause, and the rest were postmenopausal. Chronic insomnia - defined as poor or non-restorative sleep over a six-month period - was experienced by 80 per cent of all women who also suffered hot flashes. [ Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006; 166: 1262-7] Insomnia, generator of pitta vitiation is the chief reason of doshic imbalance during menopause. But why insomnia? Vatic generation of thoughts, worries, anxiety and fear does not allow sleep, building up of pitta - blood impurities, as lack of sleep disturbs liver detoxification during midnight, which should occur around this time according to circadian rhythm. Hence pitta pacifying herbs, cooling herbs, heems, morning walks, cold baths, milk, ghee massage on feet, shatawari ksheer etc help reduce these problems. It is only twist of words and the western research machine appears to re-invent well known ayurveda and herbal wisdom! ayurveda, "CRYSTAL KADEN" <frybreadwoman wrote: > > I am in menapause and I am constantly sweating. I need to quit!! > Can anyone offer some suggestion? > > > Crystal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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